Headline
CVE-2023-30843: Hidden fields can be leaked on readable collections
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions prior to 1.7.0, if a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force. Version 1.7.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, write a beforeOperation hook to remove where queries that attempt to access hidden field data.
Details
If a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force.
Affected versions: < 1.7.0
Workarounds
If you are unable to update, you can write a beforeOperation hook to remove where queries that attempt to access hidden field data.
Detecting Compromise
Monitor your instance for brute-force style requests against your instance using where queries.
References
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v1.7.0
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### Details If a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force. Affected versions: < 1.7.0 ### Workarounds If you are unable to update, you can write a `beforeOperation` hook to remove `where` queries that attempt to access hidden field data. ### Detecting Compromise Monitor your instance for brute-force style requests against your instance using `where` queries.